GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |